Curran grew up in the Portland, Maine area, where his father was a professional musician. His father would give him The Fabulous Thunderbirds and Duke Robillard records and say, "If you want to be a good guitar player, learn all these solos, every note!" At 15 Curran was playing guitar with his father's blues band, Mike Curran and the Tremors. By the time he was 18, Curran was playing guitar in a local rockabilly band, when he was introduced to rockabilly legend Ronnie Dawson. He joined Dawson's band and began his first national tour, playing guitar with Dawson for the next six months. His reputation as a hotshot guitarist was beginning to spread. When he got off the road from Dawson's tour, he got a call to go back out on the road with Texas rockabilly queen Kim Lenz. His guitar work on that tour impressed Lenz so much she asked Curran to move from New England to Dallas to join her backup band, the Jaguars. He stayed in that band for two years, getting some recording experience along the way on one of Lenz' albums, The One And Only.
Curran immersed himself in the vibrant blues traditions in Dallas as well as the roots music scene in Austin. He even did a touring stint with retro-country musician Wayne Hancock. In 2003 he joined forces with former Fabulous Thunderbirds and Roomful of Blues bassist Preston Hubbard and drummer Damien Llanes and recorded and toured as Nick Curran and the Nitelifes. The band's two records on the Blind Pig label, Dr. Velvet and Player, actually sound like classic R&B records from the late 40's and early 50's. Using a live, one-take technique and vintage recording equipment, Curran uncannily manages to recreate not only the sound but also the spirit of those earlier, wonderful times. Curran was nonetheless able to infuse each track with a freshness, urgency, and vitality that are lacking in many modern blues and rock releases. He also plays lead guitar in the Austin based Punk/ Rock and Roll band the Flash Boys.
With the breakup of the Nitelifes in 2005, Curran then joined vocalist Kim Wilson's latest incarnation of The Fabulous Thunderbirds in time to record the band's 2005 release Painted On.
Curran performed four songs in a scene in the 2008 HBO Series, True Blood, based on The Southern Vampire Mysteries by Charlaine Harris, which explores the co-existence of humans and vampires.
After performing a solo show in November, 2008, Curran formed the rock ‘n’ roll roots band, Nick Curran and the Lowlifes. Curran was also in the Austin-based punk/rock ‘n’ roll band The Flash Boys.
In 2010, Curran was diagnosed with oral cancer.
A second cousin of Curran's is also named Nick Curran (he's from Fairfax, Virginia and now resides in Pennsylvania).
Curran appeared on the HBO Original Series "True Blood," playing a member of the band that performs at Arlene (Carrie Preston) and Rene’s (Michael Raymond James) engagement party at Merlotte’s Bar.
Don't Be Angry
nick curran Lyrics
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Don't you be angry
And drive me away
I know I was wrong
Please let me stay
I've been a fool dear
For you I know
But I realize now
If you forgive me
For casuing you this pain'
I promise you my darling
I won't hurt you again
Lalalalalalalalalalala
Don't you be angry
Please hear what I say
Just give me one chance dear
Don't drive me away
Give me just one more chance
To prove my love is true
You won't regret it dear
I'll make it up to you
Lalalalalalalalalalalallala
Don't you be angry
Just hear what I say
Gimme one more chance dear
Don't you drive me away
Don't you drive me away
Don't you drive me away
Don't you drive me away...
The lyrics of Nick Curran And The Nitelifes's song Don't Be Angry center around a plea for forgiveness and a plea for a second chance. The singer acknowledges that they were wrong and that they have been a fool, but they have come to the realization that they love their partner and want to make things right. They ask their partner not to be angry and to give them a chance to prove their love is true.
Through the lyrics of this song, we get a sense of the regret that the singer feels for their past mistakes and the desperation to make things right within the relationship. The repetition of the chorus, with the singer pleading with their partner not to drive them away, reinforces the idea that the singer's love for their partner is genuine and that they are willing to do what it takes to make things right.
Overall, the lyrics of this song are an honest and heartfelt plea for forgiveness and a second chance to make things right within a relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
Lalalalalalalalalalala
The song begins with a repetitive, soothing melody that sets the mood for the following lyrics.
Don't you be angry
The singer is requesting his partner not to be furious with him.
And drive me away
He is afraid that their argument could lead to a break up and is pleading to stay together.
I know I was wrong
The singer acknowledges he made a mistake that upset his lover.
Please let me stay
He wishes to work things out with his partner and hopes she doesn't want him to leave.
I've been a fool dear
The singer admits he acted foolishly.
For you I know
His efforts to make things right are solely for his partner's happiness.
But I realize now
The singer had an epiphany, and came to his own conclusion that he loves her.
That I love you so
He is confessing his love and wants her to know how serious he is about it.
If you forgive me
He is hopeful she can excuse his misconduct.
For causing you this pain'
The singer acknowledges his actions resulted in emotional harm to his lover.
I promise you my darling
The singer is swearing to earnestly make amends.
I won't hurt you again
He clearly states his intentions of not hurting her again.
Lalalalalalalalalalala
The song ends in the same soothing melody from the beginning.
Please hear what I say
He is asking his partner to truly listen to his pleas.
Just give me one chance dear
The singer is requesting for one opportunity to make things right.
Don't drive me away
He is expressing his fear of losing his partner.
Give me just one more chance
He repeating his request for a second chance.
To prove my love is true
The singer is hopeful to demonstrate his adoration.
You won't regret it dear
He is confident of making things work between them.
I'll make it up to you
The singer promises to make it work and appease his partner.
Don't you be angry
He repeats his initial request to not be angry or upset with him.
Gimme one more chance dear
Repeating his call for a second chance.
Don't you drive me away
He continues to express how much he wants to stay with his lover.
Don't you drive me away
He is repeating himself to emphasize how much he doesn't want his lover to be angry with him continuously.
Don't you drive me away
The song ends with the repeated plea to not lose the person he loves.
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Written by: WADE JACKSON
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